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Test Automation Engineer - Hardware and Systems

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Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
Mid level
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Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
Mid level
Designs and deploys electronic and mechanical test systems for production and incoming inspection. Responsibilities include developing bed-of-nails PCBA testers, automated pass/fail analysis, test reporting, mechanical jigs and fixtures, software interfaces, ERP data integration, and automated test-data logging. The role collaborates with electronic, embedded software, and mechanical design teams to ensure product testability, supports lifecycle management, and drives continuous improvement across manufacturing systems.
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Advanced Navigation is the world’s most determined innovator in AI robotics and navigation technologies across land, air, sea and space applications. Founded on a culture of research and discovery, Advanced Navigation's mission is to be the catalyst of the autonomy revolution. Fields of expertise include artificial intelligence, underwater sonar, GNSS, radio frequency systems, inertial sensors, robotics, quantum sensors and photonics. 

Today, Advanced Navigation is a supplier to some of the world's largest companies, including Airbus, Boeing, Google, Tesla, NASA, Apple, and General Motors. Discover it for yourself: https://youtu.be/F7uAqs1gtuk


OVERVIEW OF ROLE 

As a Test Systems Engineer within the Navigation Solutions team, you will be responsible for the design and realisation of test systems for Electronic and mechanical designs. You will own the design from concept through manufacturing and through to deployment on the production line. You will also be responsible for lifecycle management of the systems.

You will work directly with the design team during the design phase to ensure testability is considered and design test systems to ensure that design requirements are met during goods incoming inspection.


Key Responsibilities

1. Electronic Test Systems

Design of Bed of Nails test systems to allow rapid repeatable testing of PCBA’s received from our manufacturer

Automatic pass/fail analysis including generation of test reports where necessary

Software development to operate test systems and automate generation of reports.

Work with the Electronic design team and the Embedded software team to ensure test coverage is achievable in production

2. Mechanical Test Systems

Design of mechanical jigs to test critical dimensions and simplify goods incoming inspection.

Design of jigs and fixtures to simplify product assembly.

Work with the Mechanical design team during the design phase to ensure testability once design is in production.

3. Software Interfaces

Integrate test systems to automatically record test data in ERP systems. Automation of record keeping and logging of test data.

Experience with scripting languages such as Python required. Access to AI tools for development of software interfaces is available.

4. Continuous Improvement & Culture

Embrace a "Progress over Perfection" mindset by deploying rapid design iterations to gather early feedback from technical internal stakeholders.

Advocate for consistency and efficiency across all products balancing quick delivery and quality.


Qualifications, Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electronic/Mechatronic or Computer Systems Engineering.
  • 3+ years of experience as a design engineer working across multi discipline design teams, preferably within a deep tech, robotics, SaaS-hardware hybrid, or high-reliability manufacturing organization.
  • Proficiency in at least one Engineering discipline, with a competency in the others along with a willingness to learn and update your knowledge, keeping up to date with industry best practice and trends.
  • Strong communication skills; able to communicate non technical to non-technical stakeholders.
  • A curious mindset with an intrinsic drive to learn complex technical frameworks quickly.
  • Exceptional attention to detail combined with a bias for action and decisive problem-solving.


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Advanced Navigation Sydney, New South Wales, AUS Office

Sydney, Australia

Advanced Navigation Botany Bay Area, New South Wales, AUS Office

38 Lord Street, Botany Bay Area, Australia, 2019

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